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i didn't want to bring this up, even though doing so would raise energy prices. the report is expected to help shape the obama administration response to more than a dozen proposed pet projects. >> it's because it helps the economy and really helps the economy. >> you are a huge block, you're standing in the way of it. >> i've changed my mind about a month and a half, i got beat up by jack i think. >> by a lot of people. >> i still think there is an argument to be add that if you'relogical looking for energy independents you would keep some of the stuff here but i understand if you're looking at it from the prism of jobs this is something you want to tackle. >> we're a free trade country and part of it is you don't make a rule that says why can't regoing to say the food companies can't sell, can't export. you got to be willing to permit exports especially when as in the case here there aren't many things where the american price is a fifth of the world price. that's a huge opportunity. >> there was one line and i just want to throw it out to you that said they we
i didn't want to bring this up, even though doing so would raise energy prices. the report is expected to help shape the obama administration response to more than a dozen proposed pet projects. >> it's because it helps the economy and really helps the economy. >> you are a huge block, you're standing in the way of it. >> i've changed my mind about a month and a half, i got beat up by jack i think. >> by a lot of people. >> i still think there is an argument to be...
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>> caller: what is your feeling on first energy. >> first energy has been going down along with the rest of the utilities. you take your first -- don't buy it until it gets to $6. >> i'm going to new york and marc. >> caller: i just know what i should do with mellonox. >> i want to sell the stock. let's go to lewis in florida. >> caller: jim, boo-yah. i'm interested in northern tier energy. nti. >> i don't trust that yield. i don't trust that yield. let's do more work, the-year-old is gigantic. i think it will end up being a red flag, it's a challenge flag and i think it's going to be a good challenge. let's go to tom in wisconsin. tom? >> caller: hey, jim, i'm calling from a nursing home. i want to ask you about a company rvc, regal bullet corporation. >> listen to me, partner, first of all thank you for calling in. that is a great industrial company, it's done nothing for a long time. i want you to stick with it. it's got a good yield, it's a very well run company, i have liked it for 35 years. keep it. let's go to jason in virginia. >> caller: i need some help, the stock emed, they re
>> caller: what is your feeling on first energy. >> first energy has been going down along with the rest of the utilities. you take your first -- don't buy it until it gets to $6. >> i'm going to new york and marc. >> caller: i just know what i should do with mellonox. >> i want to sell the stock. let's go to lewis in florida. >> caller: jim, boo-yah. i'm interested in northern tier energy. nti. >> i don't trust that yield. i don't trust that yield....
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i'm sharon epperson with the latest report from the energy department on oil supplies. could oil supplies in the past week, they rose by 843,000 barrels, 843,000 barrels, that was an increase where many analysts had been anticipating a decline. but it was not as big a build as what the american petroleum institute reported last evening. the gasoline supply numbers, definitely one that surprised many traders. an increase of 5 million barrels in the past week. gasoline supplies rose by 5 million barrels in the past week. and supplies rose by 3 million barrels in the past week. we are looking at prices coming off of their highs of the session. a big build across the board. that is likely to take oil prices and the rest of the petroleum complex off of the highs of the day. >> we want to check on shares of walmart, the world's largest retailer. underperformer compared to the peers as well, down 2.2% at this hour. ceo mike duke making comments last night to the council on foreign relations, saying one week after the elections, 25% of the core customers knew about the fiscal c
i'm sharon epperson with the latest report from the energy department on oil supplies. could oil supplies in the past week, they rose by 843,000 barrels, 843,000 barrels, that was an increase where many analysts had been anticipating a decline. but it was not as big a build as what the american petroleum institute reported last evening. the gasoline supply numbers, definitely one that surprised many traders. an increase of 5 million barrels in the past week. gasoline supplies rose by 5 million...
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we didn't have a great energy policy. we're importing 50%, 60% of oil from overseas, from places that want to kill us. and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can -- that fracking can be just -- it's been done, by the way, i'm told, for 30 years. it can be done safely and rationally. some of the deep wells in the gulf, and it's certainly safer than sending hundreds of thousands of kids overseas to fight wars. so this could be -- it's safer than what? like that oil pipeline would have been safe in the alternative. we need to have rational policy and do what's right for america. it can be done cleanly. >> would you prefer a carbon tax? >> i would be for eventually over time have a rational incr
we didn't have a great energy policy. we're importing 50%, 60% of oil from overseas, from places that want to kill us. and now, the lord looked down upon us and has given us another chance. let's use it. that chance is unbelievable. exxon, the united states, everyone says by 2025, we're going to be energy self-sufficient in coal -- i mean, oil and natural gas. that will make america more competitive. it will reduce the geopolitical pressure. reduce the deficit. the experts tell me that you can...
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year over year ex-food and energy up 2.2%. the former up 1.5% is definitely a bit light 2.3% our last look. one could argue matches expectations. a little heavier than our last year over year look which was 2.1. you know if we look at the claims number it's 343,000. that is definitely a very big drop from an upperly advised 372,000. so you know, we're down 29,000 on initial claims. and we're getting back into a zone that we were kind of carving out before superstorm sandy. whether this number is back on track, and around all its distortions of holidays and storms and weather and whatnot, i can't say. but most people around me were shaking their head when they saw it. there's your litany of date to. there's still more to come. you got 170 handle on 10s. a 290 handle on 30s. and it seems like there's some major divergence going on between ten-year and boone which we haven't seen in awhile spread widening. back to you. >> so okay. we're going to -- i mean, you're -- you're pessimistic, too, about anything good happening. but we c
year over year ex-food and energy up 2.2%. the former up 1.5% is definitely a bit light 2.3% our last look. one could argue matches expectations. a little heavier than our last year over year look which was 2.1. you know if we look at the claims number it's 343,000. that is definitely a very big drop from an upperly advised 372,000. so you know, we're down 29,000 on initial claims. and we're getting back into a zone that we were kind of carving out before superstorm sandy. whether this number...
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don't miss the ceo of enbridge energy. all coming up on "mad money." >>> moments like this when everybody is terrified that our economy could slide back into a government induced recession next year, i got to start looking at high quality companies that are immunized against this slowing economy. for example biotech companies that can thrive even during a recession, because that's the type of thing you don't cut back on, no matter what. this week we caught one of those medical conferences that will tell you which ones have the most upside. it's the american academy of pharmaceutical companies. i'm highlighting not one but two small cap biotechs. let's start with immunogen. it develops next generation cancer drugs that allow chemotherapy agents to directly target a tumor. immunogen rose from $11.50 to about $18 on bullish expectations about a breast cancer treatment. then at the end of october, the stock got pulverized when we learned that immunogen has a less than optimal royalty with this drug. even if the drug becomes a
don't miss the ceo of enbridge energy. all coming up on "mad money." >>> moments like this when everybody is terrified that our economy could slide back into a government induced recession next year, i got to start looking at high quality companies that are immunized against this slowing economy. for example biotech companies that can thrive even during a recession, because that's the type of thing you don't cut back on, no matter what. this week we caught one of those...
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commissioned by the department of energy that gave its blessing to the idea of exporting the fuel via liquefied natural gas terminals, it's a positive for the natural gas stocks. maybe the biggest beneficiary and you might not have thought of it, dominion resources, letter "d." it's a major utility for providing electricity to customers in west virginia, pennsylvania, and north carolina. the company used to have an oil and gas business but sold that off years ago at the top. dominion now is a gas ticker as they hope to build an export facility in maryland and it seems more likely this project will be approved in the wake of yesterday's pro nat gas report. the company has a history of raising the dividend to boot. and because it's a utility, you don't have to worry about the impact on the fiscal cliff because utilities are as consistent as it gets while we know business itself is very skittish from the cliff and this company has a lot of business clients. the chairman, president, and ceo of dominion resources to hear more about where a company's headed. welcome back to "mad money." >>
commissioned by the department of energy that gave its blessing to the idea of exporting the fuel via liquefied natural gas terminals, it's a positive for the natural gas stocks. maybe the biggest beneficiary and you might not have thought of it, dominion resources, letter "d." it's a major utility for providing electricity to customers in west virginia, pennsylvania, and north carolina. the company used to have an oil and gas business but sold that off years ago at the top. dominion...
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so take 5-hour® energy. just open it up, knock it back and roll up your sleeves. 5-hour energy® is faster and easier than coffee... man, does it work! you'll get that alert, energized feeling you need to get stuff done... a lot of stuff. wow! look at you go. >>> if you believe the housing recovery is here to stay, take a look at lumber liquidators, ll for you home gamers. we're big fans of housing related here on "mad money." it's a major retailer of hardwood floors. the kind of thing you buy to spruce up your home or build a new one. lumber liquidators has been on a huge run, about 200% since the beginning of the year, but pulling back over the last month, now about six points off of its high, in part because you have to believe people are ringing the register ahead of the fiscal cliff so they can pay a lower capital gains rate. there's another reason, though, back at the end of october, the company reported a fabulous quarter, with earnings coming in at 46 cents a share, 12-cent beat, same store sales up
so take 5-hour® energy. just open it up, knock it back and roll up your sleeves. 5-hour energy® is faster and easier than coffee... man, does it work! you'll get that alert, energized feeling you need to get stuff done... a lot of stuff. wow! look at you go. >>> if you believe the housing recovery is here to stay, take a look at lumber liquidators, ll for you home gamers. we're big fans of housing related here on "mad money." it's a major retailer of hardwood floors. the...
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the amount of energy that's spent on trying to optimize your tax payment, as opposed to managing your business, is a tradeoff we shouldn't be making. so i agree with you entirely on that. i think the other piece of this is getting to entitlements. >> hmm. >> frits, want to thank you very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> coming up we're going to talk to an analyst about the surprising same-store sales numbers that we got from mcdonald's. plus jim cramer on other stocks you need to watch. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. ♪ welcome to the world leader in derivatives. welcome to sup
the amount of energy that's spent on trying to optimize your tax payment, as opposed to managing your business, is a tradeoff we shouldn't be making. so i agree with you entirely on that. i think the other piece of this is getting to entitlements. >> hmm. >> frits, want to thank you very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> coming up we're going to talk to an analyst about the surprising same-store sales numbers that we got from mcdonald's. plus jim cramer on other...
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meanwhile our energy costs are plummeting courtesy of the cleaner, cheaper fuel, natural gas. so cheap here it can be liquefied in the united states and sold overseas at much lower prices. potential exporter dominion later tonight. that business unimpeded by washington could be brimming with jobs. a lot of projects on hold, though, fiscal cliff. yep, the obstacle is washington, all because of the need to sock it to the 2%, not the 1.5% and the over $400,000 crowd, the 1%, or the need to fulfill the anti-tax pledge of allegiance many of our congressmen made to my college chum grover norquist. i thought bill gates and chief justice roberts were powerful. he makes the other guys look like crash dummies. we're on the cusp of an economic boom in this country. but we have politicians that would rather create a recession, a mandated economic collapse, let's create a bear market versus rising above. and guess what? these enemies of wealth and job creation may get their way and win. yes, to borrow a phrase from my own rant last time we were on the brink of a washington-inspired financi
meanwhile our energy costs are plummeting courtesy of the cleaner, cheaper fuel, natural gas. so cheap here it can be liquefied in the united states and sold overseas at much lower prices. potential exporter dominion later tonight. that business unimpeded by washington could be brimming with jobs. a lot of projects on hold, though, fiscal cliff. yep, the obstacle is washington, all because of the need to sock it to the 2%, not the 1.5% and the over $400,000 crowd, the 1%, or the need to fulfill...
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we're looking at pressure across the board in the energy sector. that's good news for people driving over the holidays. we're looking at gas prices coming down. futures market and prices at the pump, only ten cents higher than a year ago. back to you guys. >> sharon, thank you. well, consumer reports out with a new report on ford's top hybrids and their big mileage claims. the results, let's just say, are not ideal for ford. phil lebeau joining us here. what is the news? >> essentially we're talking about the ford fusion hybrid and the ford c-max hybrid. both of those models claim, according to ford, they are believed to get 47 miles per hour. that's how ford advertises them. that's on the sticker eer on t windows. consumer reports brought them in, did the testing. according to consumer reports, the fusion and c-max hybrids do not get 47 miles per hour. the c-max gets 37 miles per gallon. those are dramatically lower than 47 miles per gallon. just for some point of reference, these are important vehicles for ford because as ford develops that hybri
we're looking at pressure across the board in the energy sector. that's good news for people driving over the holidays. we're looking at gas prices coming down. futures market and prices at the pump, only ten cents higher than a year ago. back to you guys. >> sharon, thank you. well, consumer reports out with a new report on ford's top hybrids and their big mileage claims. the results, let's just say, are not ideal for ford. phil lebeau joining us here. what is the news? >>...
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energy was three. six, seven and eight was all about taxes, and the loss of capital, the growth of business, and tax code complexity. i mean, those are -- those are important issues for the small businesses out there. no question about it. like to know something about what's going on. >> okay. so we go -- let's say that this is resolved, that what we have facing us, some way or another, do you expect that it will come off of these lows that you're seeing? >> well, i think that we'll have to see how the economy evolves. since 80% of the declines in the index was about expectations for business conditions, and poor expectations for real growth, and your sales, that means that the small businesses are going to sit tight. they don't expect more customers so they're not going to hire, and that, of course, showed up. all the other components of the index stayed at recession levels. here we are at this very, very low level of optimism, consumer optimism tanked along with the owner optimism. and a lot of them
energy was three. six, seven and eight was all about taxes, and the loss of capital, the growth of business, and tax code complexity. i mean, those are -- those are important issues for the small businesses out there. no question about it. like to know something about what's going on. >> okay. so we go -- let's say that this is resolved, that what we have facing us, some way or another, do you expect that it will come off of these lows that you're seeing? >> well, i think that we'll...
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. >>> enough energy from wind to power the entire many times over? it is not the latest sci-fi flick. some experts say it is a real possibility but the industry faces a possible setback. its controversial tax credit could go over the fiscal cliff. >> when swind placed on the surface of the earth, you can get something like 20 times the amount of power that civilization now uses. >> reporter: ken caldera authored a new study that claims wind is the way. >> the wind you can't power civilization on wind today has to do with economics and engineering. >> reporter: he points for history. >> one of the reasons why fossil fuels are cheap is that they have received large subsidies from the federal government. >> reporter: right now wind power gets a subsidy, too. $1 billion a year from uncle sam. but that could vanish december 31st when the country hits the fiscal cliff. to caldera, that's the short-run risk. in the long run, he sees a clear, if not political pristine, path to more reliance on wind power. >> i think we'll eventually get to the point where we
. >>> enough energy from wind to power the entire many times over? it is not the latest sci-fi flick. some experts say it is a real possibility but the industry faces a possible setback. its controversial tax credit could go over the fiscal cliff. >> when swind placed on the surface of the earth, you can get something like 20 times the amount of power that civilization now uses. >> reporter: ken caldera authored a new study that claims wind is the way. >> the wind you...
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secondly, this makes a mock rift green energy policies. the main rational for which was we don't want these so-called industries of the future controlled by foreign countries and by foreign companies. and here we are, transferring all of this property over to a chinese company. and there was an american buyer. there was an american buyer. an american-owned option. >> on that point, alan, is there any sensitive technology or information that is going to be given to the chinese through this trance ak. >> that's a great question, mandy. you are broadcasting from northern jersey, right sni think you recently you learned how important electricity grids are, right? when you don't have electrical power bb life becomes very bad. a123 is making product that helps control the electricity grid system. do we want the chinese owning this technology? the possibility for sabotage is after t astro nom cal. >> maybe they have the cash to put it underground. >> the price of saving these jobs is forbiddingly high. we shouldn't even be thinking about it. we h
secondly, this makes a mock rift green energy policies. the main rational for which was we don't want these so-called industries of the future controlled by foreign countries and by foreign companies. and here we are, transferring all of this property over to a chinese company. and there was an american buyer. there was an american buyer. an american-owned option. >> on that point, alan, is there any sensitive technology or information that is going to be given to the chinese through this...
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late today canada okayed the buyout of nexen energy by chinese energy giant c-nooc. this is a $15.3 billion deal, representing another foreign expansion of a chinese energy company. canada's ministry of industry said c-nooc agreed to "free market principles." the buyout offer for nexen came in july. in today's regular session, nexen was heavily traded as they fell 6.6%. but after the canadian okay, they jumped more than 14.5% in extended hours trading, to almost $27 per share. u.s. and british regulators still have to approve the deal. two years ago google offered six billion to buy daily deal website group-on before it went public. group-on's market value is half that tonight and bloomberg reports there's take-over speculation. the stock jumped 23% today. volume more than doubled. some of the buying also could be from traders who sold short the stock to profit as it was falling. four of the top five most actively traded exchange traded products were higher. the lone hold-out was the nasdaq 100 tracking fund, which includes apple. the fund was down 0.06%. and that's
late today canada okayed the buyout of nexen energy by chinese energy giant c-nooc. this is a $15.3 billion deal, representing another foreign expansion of a chinese energy company. canada's ministry of industry said c-nooc agreed to "free market principles." the buyout offer for nexen came in july. in today's regular session, nexen was heavily traded as they fell 6.6%. but after the canadian okay, they jumped more than 14.5% in extended hours trading, to almost $27 per share. u.s....
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america's on track to become one of the world's top energy producers. and eog resources has been leading the way in some of the country's largest finds. can this oily play continue to produce slick gains? cramer drills down in his exclusive with the ceo. and later, overpowering? e tunes have been on a role since announcing its acquisition of grant cooper industries. now that the deal is closed can this stock still light light up the sticker or is it time to pug the plug? don't miss cramer's exclusive with the ceo all coming up on "mad money." >> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow jim cramer on twitter. have a question? #madtweets. send jim an e-mail to mad money at cnbc.com. or call us at 1-800-743-cnbc. head to madmoney.cnbc.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] you build a reputation by not breaking down. consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs.
america's on track to become one of the world's top energy producers. and eog resources has been leading the way in some of the country's largest finds. can this oily play continue to produce slick gains? cramer drills down in his exclusive with the ceo. and later, overpowering? e tunes have been on a role since announcing its acquisition of grant cooper industries. now that the deal is closed can this stock still light light up the sticker or is it time to pug the plug? don't miss cramer's...
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we'll continue to watch what happens in the energy sector as well as we wait for the energy department's report coming out at 10:30 on oil supplies and right now we see a pop before numbers come out. the industry data that came out showed a big drawdown. we'll see what that shows and keep your eye on natural gas. we saw natural gas hitting almost a three-week low coming up from those levels right around those levels right now so we'll continue to watch natural gas prices as well. back to you. >> thank you, sharon epperson. starbucks making a heavy metal move. how much will it cost you. we have the answer coming up. in a little more than an hour from now, president obama will address the fiscal cliff before ceos at the business roundtable. we'll bring you live coverage including the q & a session. as we head to break, look at movers on wall street. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. chances are, you're not made of money, so
we'll continue to watch what happens in the energy sector as well as we wait for the energy department's report coming out at 10:30 on oil supplies and right now we see a pop before numbers come out. the industry data that came out showed a big drawdown. we'll see what that shows and keep your eye on natural gas. we saw natural gas hitting almost a three-week low coming up from those levels right around those levels right now so we'll continue to watch natural gas prices as well. back to you....
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energy stocks okay. tech, materials a tough week to the downside, weighed down by apple which lost about $50 so far this week. financials were the big gainers. big comments this week about job layoffs but most of those big names were up again today. these stocks have turned around here. bank of america now well north of $10. home builders having a very rare down week. but up a little bit here today. i anticipate 30% increase in orders next week. kb home also to the up side. horton announces a dividend acceleration earlier today. finally noting here, courtney just mentioned apple and there you see apple down -- apple was $585 at the start of the week. that's $50 off of apple this week. >> the dow is higher today. we'll go up town in a moment to the nasdaq and seema. could you imagine what the dow would be doing this week if the apple were in it? the dow is a price weighted index. >> that's why it would not be in it. they'll have to do some kind of split of apple to put it in there. $600 -- >> can you imag
energy stocks okay. tech, materials a tough week to the downside, weighed down by apple which lost about $50 so far this week. financials were the big gainers. big comments this week about job layoffs but most of those big names were up again today. these stocks have turned around here. bank of america now well north of $10. home builders having a very rare down week. but up a little bit here today. i anticipate 30% increase in orders next week. kb home also to the up side. horton announces a...
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for an energy rich country, it pays the same as those in japan. liz: what would be the effect if this actually happened, if we started exporting if prices started to go up? >> at the end of the day the company will be fine. let the price of gas reaches the price of oil, then the investment that are on the books, $90 billion of other people's investment will disappear. that would be a tragedy in terms of job creation for this country. i don't think we should let that happen. liz: you cannot please all the people all the time, andrew. m exporting this research help the u.s. economy and help your customers in a better position to buy more of what you make? >> i would say to you, that is not a dow chemical conversation. that is a conversation for the country. if that does not get the right structure in this country, we will go to countries where we can and we do. liz: if they got approval, would you pull that texas investment. >> we can see exports coming out of this country off to a certain amount without affecting the price. one terminal does not cr
for an energy rich country, it pays the same as those in japan. liz: what would be the effect if this actually happened, if we started exporting if prices started to go up? >> at the end of the day the company will be fine. let the price of gas reaches the price of oil, then the investment that are on the books, $90 billion of other people's investment will disappear. that would be a tragedy in terms of job creation for this country. i don't think we should let that happen. liz: you...
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freeport mcmoran, $9 million deal to diversify into energy, the world's largest copper producer, still a lot of interest in copper. they say their opinion on copper has not changed. retail investors looking to buy copper, buy gold as well. of course freeport is one of the world's largest producers of gold. they're doing it through the exchange traded products. the jjc for copper and gld for gold. copper prices nearly coming in to where gold prices are the last month or so as gold prices and gold holdings are at record levels. back to you. >> thank you very much, sharon. >>> let's get the trading action here. bob pisani is back with me. we were up 131 points. some news flashes out of washington about possible sequestration spending cuts from the omb. basically took the market off ifts best levels. held hostage again. >> we've got to get some action. if we don't see action we'll threaten sequestration. we did move up earlier in the day. there were very vague rumors that some republicans might be willing to break ranks and accept taxes for the wealthy, higher taxes for the wealthy. that o
freeport mcmoran, $9 million deal to diversify into energy, the world's largest copper producer, still a lot of interest in copper. they say their opinion on copper has not changed. retail investors looking to buy copper, buy gold as well. of course freeport is one of the world's largest producers of gold. they're doing it through the exchange traded products. the jjc for copper and gld for gold. copper prices nearly coming in to where gold prices are the last month or so as gold prices and...
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the company says it thinks demand for commodities, especially energy, will continue to grow. that could help offset the increased difficulty mining companies are having trying to find new projects in regions outside the u.s. and with interest rates currently at historic lows, the timing was right to ink the two deals. dica. chicago. >> tom: daniel rohr is a metals and mining analyst from morningstar and joins us from chicago. dan, how unique of a deal is this in the u.s. to have mining and energy drilling all in the same company? >> it is very unusual, forthe p. decades, ago, however, we had seen a lot of the oil majors, folks like amco, with exposure to mining as well. this is an animal we haven't seen in quite sometime in the u.s. >> tom: what drove the deal for freport, why did it want to go outside its expertise mining, that was two generations of leaders ago. why now? >> yeah. i'm still struggling with the underlying strategic rationale for this deal. judging by the stock market, i can't see a clear rationale as far as why they did this. what management has said is they
the company says it thinks demand for commodities, especially energy, will continue to grow. that could help offset the increased difficulty mining companies are having trying to find new projects in regions outside the u.s. and with interest rates currently at historic lows, the timing was right to ink the two deals. dica. chicago. >> tom: daniel rohr is a metals and mining analyst from morningstar and joins us from chicago. dan, how unique of a deal is this in the u.s. to have mining...
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economy. >> thank you for all you've done to make the continent more energy independent. i thank you for being on the show, mark papa. >> thank you, jim. >> okay. that's mark papa, the chairman and ceo of eog resources. this man has found more oil for his shareholders than any other company i follow which is why it's been a great producer for not just oil but also for profits in the stock market. i'll try to make you more money. >>> coming up, overpowering? eaton's been on a roll since announcing acquisition of cooper industries. now that the deal is closed can this stock still light up the ticker? or is it time to pull the plug? don't miss cramer's exclusive with the ceo. >>> lately the industrials have been coming back with a vengeance. today we got news of a host of industrials. big mines, reporting much better than expected future quarters, even though this was just okay. cummins, truck engine company announced a billion dollar buy back. dupont surprisingly bullish global gdp forecast for 2013. the fact we like the tide turning for this cohort, we tend to own the stoc
economy. >> thank you for all you've done to make the continent more energy independent. i thank you for being on the show, mark papa. >> thank you, jim. >> okay. that's mark papa, the chairman and ceo of eog resources. this man has found more oil for his shareholders than any other company i follow which is why it's been a great producer for not just oil but also for profits in the stock market. i'll try to make you more money. >>> coming up, overpowering? eaton's...
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we think of it as energy everywhere. >> on demand energy. >> because here we are. it's a rainy day. if we had a solar panel, what would happen? it's not working. but we're generating electricity and you're charging your phone right now. >> so you have the patents. what do you have? what do you own about this? >> sure. absolutely. so we do have patents in the u.s. and in asia, africa, and europe. but in addition to that we have an incredible team of engineers and scientists who are not only developing cook stoves but a whole range of energy technologies. and so where we really see our role as a company is in providing personal scale energy access that's affordable and safe and reliable. >> talk about affordability. how much is this? >> these stoves are $130. >> okay. now, you are in brooklyn, new york. but you don't make these here, right? >> we don't. >> you have a factory -- >> we manufacture -- we manufacture in asia. and then -- but it's all based on the designs and the engineering of the team right here in new york. >> now, i've looked at this in the videos. how long does it tak
we think of it as energy everywhere. >> on demand energy. >> because here we are. it's a rainy day. if we had a solar panel, what would happen? it's not working. but we're generating electricity and you're charging your phone right now. >> so you have the patents. what do you have? what do you own about this? >> sure. absolutely. so we do have patents in the u.s. and in asia, africa, and europe. but in addition to that we have an incredible team of engineers and...
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and in terms of energy after the bearish fundamental data we got from the energy department yesterday, we're continuing to see a risk off trade in the energy complex here and we're continuing to watch more than a dollar slide here. there's a lot to look forward to, david, on this front with the opec meeting next week as well. back to you. >> thank you very much sharon epperson. >> we did want to note for the viewers, a fairly large hedge fund that was in the news for not good reasons. diamondback capital management, a fund run by richard shimmal and larry kipanzi. richard schimel is the e ex-brother in law. lock capital management. two of those had already closed. level global has closed, in fact one of us founders, andrew chasen is on trial right now. diamondback went down to about $2 billion, but as of this morning, that is no long ter case. the hedge fund saying that given redemption requests came in about 26% of total asset ors $520 million. it would be left with $1.45 billion apparently that's just not enough to run the successful hedge fund. they did have 140 or so people workin
and in terms of energy after the bearish fundamental data we got from the energy department yesterday, we're continuing to see a risk off trade in the energy complex here and we're continuing to watch more than a dollar slide here. there's a lot to look forward to, david, on this front with the opec meeting next week as well. back to you. >> thank you very much sharon epperson. >> we did want to note for the viewers, a fairly large hedge fund that was in the news for not good...
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liz: investors betting on clean energy sending shares soaring 50% in the public debut. the inside scoop. the chairman, yes, runs tesla, and the ceo and co-founder, they are cousins, david. boy, they are big on entrepreneurial spirit. they are coming up next. plus, the holiday shopping season in high gear. up next, an analyst who is worried about holiday shopping, even with last month's pop. telling us why, pointing us to winners and losers for your stock portfolio. ♪ look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. pl, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if u have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye d
liz: investors betting on clean energy sending shares soaring 50% in the public debut. the inside scoop. the chairman, yes, runs tesla, and the ceo and co-founder, they are cousins, david. boy, they are big on entrepreneurial spirit. they are coming up next. plus, the holiday shopping season in high gear. up next, an analyst who is worried about holiday shopping, even with last month's pop. telling us why, pointing us to winners and losers for your stock portfolio. ♪ look, if you have copd...
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will americans -- could americans see higher, you know, energy bills? >> oh, yeah, no doubt about it. the differential has gotten crazy, but it's been crazy for so long, people have gotten used to it. but i haven't. i remember 2005, 2006, 2007, not where we are now which is 35. and i think we're going to be back there again at some point. natural gas is the kind of commodity. it has a tremendous volatility attached to it. i think once you get some of this leasing action under control where it's not all haphazard everywhere and you get control on exactly how much is being produced, you're going to get a floor, you're going to see $5, $6, $7. the futures don't show that yet. even know for 2020, you've got futures prices only around $5 on mmbtu. but if you were a natural gas guy and tried to make a plant, you would buy all you could out there, but there's no volume out there. what you have is a disconnect between where i think they're going to go -- >> are you ever going to run out of gas? because i have a quick question. >> sure. >> never run out of gas.
will americans -- could americans see higher, you know, energy bills? >> oh, yeah, no doubt about it. the differential has gotten crazy, but it's been crazy for so long, people have gotten used to it. but i haven't. i remember 2005, 2006, 2007, not where we are now which is 35. and i think we're going to be back there again at some point. natural gas is the kind of commodity. it has a tremendous volatility attached to it. i think once you get some of this leasing action under control...
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inability to rise to the leve of the bully pulpit, but the fact is i don't see the creativity, the energy, the passion for the philosophy of the republican party that engenders a powerful leadership response to a direct challenge the fundamental values and tenants of the republican party, and i ask you, if you don't spond now, when would the republican party respond? >> i'll let you in on a secret, lou, because i like you. between us, and us only -- lou: is this where you start to tell me to go to hell? >> no, sir, i would never, never tell you that. we had a plan that many conservatives in the house worked on, and we were going to unvail it last week. we were going to unvail it only the exact same day that speaker boehner unvailed his response so we canned it, but there is a group of conservatives led by jim jordan, extraordinary person from ohio, and others. we do have a plan, and it's earlly like cup, cat, and balance, which i hasten to add would have averted the so-called super committee, and what we are talking about today, and it had bipartisan support. if we get the house leadershi
inability to rise to the leve of the bully pulpit, but the fact is i don't see the creativity, the energy, the passion for the philosophy of the republican party that engenders a powerful leadership response to a direct challenge the fundamental values and tenants of the republican party, and i ask you, if you don't spond now, when would the republican party respond? >> i'll let you in on a secret, lou, because i like you. between us, and us only -- lou: is this where you start to tell me...
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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. you guys want to go to the park? yeah! yeah! minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs/pharmacy. accepts united healthcare benefit plans. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com.
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i called you about spectra energy. today with the acquisition of the pipeline and the 9% dividend what do you think i should be buying? >> i like spectra. can i state that i think that kmp is a good opportunity down here? that got hit real bad. i would snap that one up in a heartbeat. let's go to jack in new york. >> booyah from brooklyn. >> i'm going to be there later this evening, we ought to hang out. >> fedex is reporting record holiday package shipments. with the fiscal cliff looming, do you think that will carry their shares into the next point? >> we were going back and forth after a very frustrating day where dollar general blew up. how come fedex acts badly? maybe that wasn't such a good day yesterday for federal express and for urgent mail. but we are holding onto it for now. every stock has been tipping itself lately. you know, i like companies so much more than congressmen. it is going to be very hard for democrats and republicans to compromise. i cannot blame people for being cautious. i did get a lot of g
i called you about spectra energy. today with the acquisition of the pipeline and the 9% dividend what do you think i should be buying? >> i like spectra. can i state that i think that kmp is a good opportunity down here? that got hit real bad. i would snap that one up in a heartbeat. let's go to jack in new york. >> booyah from brooklyn. >> i'm going to be there later this evening, we ought to hang out. >> fedex is reporting record holiday package shipments. with the...
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. >>> a major green light from the energy department for oil and gas. believe it or not, it calls for more drilling here, more exports of our own resources, drill, drill, drill. we will have the details next up. and don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. just look at the energy industry, what is happening there, if government would just take its paws off it. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. sponsored report gave a full endorsement that more liquid natural gas exports will help our economy and more shale oil and gas production will make us energy independent. question, will the epa keep its snout out of this great breakthrough energy process? here now to tell us is john hoffmeister. john, what's this take on th
. >>> a major green light from the energy department for oil and gas. believe it or not, it calls for more drilling here, more exports of our own resources, drill, drill, drill. we will have the details next up. and don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. just look at the energy industry, what is happening there, if government would just take its paws off it. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about...
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in just eight short years, it's 27% of total energy production in the country. that's all good news. more production, more independence from middle east countries that don't like us in the first place. if you are thinking about what about lily and lizzie? this is the golden eagle. we had one on the show. the species threatened by wind meals in california. the wings get caught in the wind wheels, and they did they are not protected because, well, presumably, wind energy is one of the pet causes of the administration. some species are more important than others. what we need to do is embrace the energy production we are doing which can make us self-sustaining and more powerful, and that is a good thing for lily, lizzie, the golden eagle. all of us. what do you think? at gerri@foxbusiness.com. >> coming up, will an ugly employment report be the result of sandy. the harvard economist looking ahead to tomorrow's job numbers next. homeowners running from their luxury homes as the so-called fiscal cliff looms. asking barbara if you should run for the hills too. investo
in just eight short years, it's 27% of total energy production in the country. that's all good news. more production, more independence from middle east countries that don't like us in the first place. if you are thinking about what about lily and lizzie? this is the golden eagle. we had one on the show. the species threatened by wind meals in california. the wings get caught in the wind wheels, and they did they are not protected because, well, presumably, wind energy is one of the pet causes...
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branching out into the energy sector, starbucks not only $450 made of steel gift cards, but talk about opening 3000 new stars, citigroup 11,000, job layoffs and bank of america had to put this one on here, guys. up 5% today. this is the best performing dow component so far this yearras we head into the final trading days of the year. bank of america doing very well coming above the $10 mark that has not been there for quite some time. look at the dow 30, only five stocks right now in the red. still looking pretty good to end the session. liz: yesterday intel was one of the better performers. today it is the worst performer of the dow jones industrial. looking at the fickle number, what about u.s. stocks against other opportunities read >. >> all of a sudden up nicely, i think they have been whacked and a goodbye right here. >> they are not transparent enough. many are swirling around, you're okay? >> never you own a monopoly, they don't like to make compromises. liz: december 14 visit 14 is a. >> they are due to get the iphone. liz: what other areas do you like with china? if people ar
branching out into the energy sector, starbucks not only $450 made of steel gift cards, but talk about opening 3000 new stars, citigroup 11,000, job layoffs and bank of america had to put this one on here, guys. up 5% today. this is the best performing dow component so far this yearras we head into the final trading days of the year. bank of america doing very well coming above the $10 mark that has not been there for quite some time. look at the dow 30, only five stocks right now in the red....
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cheryl: is time to make money with charles payne, looking at texas-based energy company. charles: it is the topic of the day because the department of energy came out with a gigantic study on liquefied natural gas and for the most part after reading all of it the upshot is it is a great thing for america's economy. at the forefront of this, they got approval to export liquefied natural gas a year ago. the day they got the approval i contacted the company and a secretary said we can't talk to anybody, we're all partying. the stock, subscribers have been in this three four times, this is capital intensive. they have $11 billion and raised -- putting this on and start to export this by 2015. chris that given the dim view on gasoline and zynga wire investors' optimistic this will allow president obama to turn positive? charles: if the president will see the numbers he likes like manufacturing the only edge we have a, this is why this is so amazing. natural gas costs $16.58 in japan. is less than $3 here and $12 in europe so we will have a competitive advantage to be able to p
cheryl: is time to make money with charles payne, looking at texas-based energy company. charles: it is the topic of the day because the department of energy came out with a gigantic study on liquefied natural gas and for the most part after reading all of it the upshot is it is a great thing for america's economy. at the forefront of this, they got approval to export liquefied natural gas a year ago. the day they got the approval i contacted the company and a secretary said we can't talk to...
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i'm older and i have less energy. so that makes it harder. >> and tell us something about the obama white house that we don't know. >> what does obama think of mitt romney? what does he really think? and i think he feels that romney is incompetent because he didn't run a better campaign. and i suspect that one of the themes in all the coverage of the campaign is going to be romney never found a way to -- either the method or the theme of how to run against obama. whereas they thought it was going to be easy. >> we're about to give the hook here. what is the one thing you would like to know about president obama that you don't? >> oh, i did ask him this. i didn't put it in the book. he keeps a diary. and so i'd like to have access. [laughter] >> assume that's for -- >> do you keep a diary? yes. not on all this detailed kind of -- let's see it. so that's going to -- i'm sure he will write a really interesting memoir. >> what did he tell you about the diary? >> that it existed. no detail. he didn't offer any of it or rea
i'm older and i have less energy. so that makes it harder. >> and tell us something about the obama white house that we don't know. >> what does obama think of mitt romney? what does he really think? and i think he feels that romney is incompetent because he didn't run a better campaign. and i suspect that one of the themes in all the coverage of the campaign is going to be romney never found a way to -- either the method or the theme of how to run against obama. whereas they...
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listen to what our own steve weiss said about consol energy. >> i like the mixture of gas, nat gas and also coal. i think that's still a very attractive name to play an much less tied to the cold cycle than some of the other companies. >> well, those shares have lost some energy since then. about 6%. getting a little bit of a bounce today as you can see. yesterday, weiss, that's going through your mind? i see that rye smile on your face? >> i should have called in sick today. here's the deal. i was there early on, i was wrong. down 6% is not bad but there is a lot worse just a couple weeks ago when it was down 12% from where i bought it. so it's recovering. >> you like it? >> i do like it. i own it still. i have shaved part of my position but i still own most of it. i went wrong thinking nat gas would help it more than it did. nat gas is only 20% of the company. other 80% is coal and i hate coal so i shouldn't have done it. i think the news in nat gas today is good news in potentially opening up for sale lng. >>> let's see what seema mody's working on? >> tons of special dividends bein
listen to what our own steve weiss said about consol energy. >> i like the mixture of gas, nat gas and also coal. i think that's still a very attractive name to play an much less tied to the cold cycle than some of the other companies. >> well, those shares have lost some energy since then. about 6%. getting a little bit of a bounce today as you can see. yesterday, weiss, that's going through your mind? i see that rye smile on your face? >> i should have called in sick today....
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the cheap energy and consistent energy in our country is remarkable. it is why -- >> stock's up 85% this year. >> they are coining money, david, i know you can say they are late with that but you get these major industrial companies taking advantage of lower energy costs in this country. it is a win for the american people. i'm try to be upbeat in the face of washington pulling us down every single day. >> upbeat tonight on "mad money," 6 and 11? >> brigs and stratton, machinery company. i got to tell you, i use a briggs and stratton energy to be able to power my house during the power outage. see you back here to >> all right, buddy. >> 6.5, the magic number, how let fed says the rate of unemployment has to get to before it even thinks about raising rates. what if we don't get there? we will explore what's at stake for your money. keep it here. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what t
the cheap energy and consistent energy in our country is remarkable. it is why -- >> stock's up 85% this year. >> they are coining money, david, i know you can say they are late with that but you get these major industrial companies taking advantage of lower energy costs in this country. it is a win for the american people. i'm try to be upbeat in the face of washington pulling us down every single day. >> upbeat tonight on "mad money," 6 and 11? >> brigs and...
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we need to provide it for energy security. many nations we buy oil from are anna l anathetical to the american way of democracy. we are fighting our enemies and it could end in the foreseeable future. but there is a second component that should have you steamed it had me steamed almost as much as my outrage at the fiscal cliff discussion in washington. i had to use the term fiscal cliff. hadn't used it yet in this piece. i'm talking about the skaunterred opportunity in natural gas. he was quite bullish in the price of oil. chinese keep it up. we have an umbrella that makes it worth our while to get hard to get oil. as plentiful as oil is, there is a gigantic glut for natural gas, and the opposite of oil, all papas talked. more nat gas than we know what to do with. we have no place to put it and not enough places to use it. and natural gas isn't fungible. it costs fortunes to transport overseas and barely economical when transported overseas. the best use is in this country. and we need to harness natural gas to make product mo
we need to provide it for energy security. many nations we buy oil from are anna l anathetical to the american way of democracy. we are fighting our enemies and it could end in the foreseeable future. but there is a second component that should have you steamed it had me steamed almost as much as my outrage at the fiscal cliff discussion in washington. i had to use the term fiscal cliff. hadn't used it yet in this piece. i'm talking about the skaunterred opportunity in natural gas. he was quite...
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we have no industry. >> why is the fastest growing new source of energy in this country wind energy or distributed solar. melissa: because it is completely supported by the government and by my tax dollars. >> not even close to as much as --. melissa: absolutely no money to spend on these things you know what -- >> actually big oil, gas and coal are actually much more heavily subsidized. melissa: you and disagree what is subsidy is. that is fine for debate for another time. we agree to disagree. do you know crayons, made from petroleum. >> right. maybe that is essential use in your view. we don't need to drive our cars with petroleum. we can use --. melissa: we do, because i don't want to pay $59 a gallon for biofuel. >> we need to use government and our taxpayer dollars wisely. melissa: i do too. >> make sure we use technology that actually doesn't exacerbate climate change and actually --. melissa: electricity comes from coal and nuclear? you like coal and nuclear. >> also comes from solar and wind and i like them very much. melissa: then we go book to the price problem. >> i'm sorry
we have no industry. >> why is the fastest growing new source of energy in this country wind energy or distributed solar. melissa: because it is completely supported by the government and by my tax dollars. >> not even close to as much as --. melissa: absolutely no money to spend on these things you know what -- >> actually big oil, gas and coal are actually much more heavily subsidized. melissa: you and disagree what is subsidy is. that is fine for debate for another time. we...
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but the biggest mover in the energy space today, definitely natural gas. because it's 60-degrees-plus in december today. possibly we'll see an injection to storage even though, yes, it is the month of december. that is the reason why traders are selling that gas right now. back to you. >> all right. thanks very much, sharon epperson. perhaps the largest dollar deal of the day, it is not a merger monday. don't be mistaken, of course. we haven't had many of them. but we have an announcement of a deal, maybe a strong possibility on friday, ilfc, owned by aig, on the block, is going to be sold to the chinese. in a deal in which the unit itself is being valued about $5.28 billion. there you have a look at aig's stock price, which we'll get to in a moment. 81.1% being sold for $4.2 billion. an option to buy another 10% of the company. and finally, but roughly 10% will continue to be held by aig. an investor group, led by the chairman of new china trust that will be doing the buying here. it will require approval to the various regulators, including the review th
but the biggest mover in the energy space today, definitely natural gas. because it's 60-degrees-plus in december today. possibly we'll see an injection to storage even though, yes, it is the month of december. that is the reason why traders are selling that gas right now. back to you. >> all right. thanks very much, sharon epperson. perhaps the largest dollar deal of the day, it is not a merger monday. don't be mistaken, of course. we haven't had many of them. but we have an announcement...